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Dec 20, 2016Nadha Hassen

Understanding How Neighbourhood Income Influences the Effects of Green Space on Mental Health

Green space is one component of the built environment but it is one that is essential for our mental health and well-being Studies have shown that green spaces may reduce stress and promote relaxation thereby contributing to improved mental health.

This paper explores whether neighbourhood income (an ecological-level factor) moderates the relationship between green space and mental health by examining neighbourhood-level data across the City of Toronto.

About Nadha Hassen

Nadha was a Wellesley Junior Fellow 2015-2016. She holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Toronto. She was a CIHR Fellow in Public Health Policy and also completed the Community Development Collaborative Program. For the last five years Nadha has worked in research at policy and community levels, including roles at Public Health Ontario, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) and Africa’s Children-Africa’s Future (AC-AF). Having completed an undergraduate degree in Architectural Design and minoring in Environmental Science, she is interested in exploring the connections between the built environment and population health. You can see her project work here: http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/junior-fellowships/green-space-in-the-city/

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